Iran Hostage Crisis

What was NOT a result of the Iran Hostage Crisis?

• The USA gained prestige by solving the crisis

• We do not have "normal" relations with Iran today

• Jimmy Carter probably lost his re-election bid

• Families & diplomats today recognize that Embassy's are not always safe houses

All of the following have a significance about the date the hostages were released EXCEPT

• They were released the minute Jimmy Carter left office

• It was the culmination of one year of negotiations

• It was at the end of 444 days

• It was the beginning of the US Embassy reopening in Tehran

Who was the U.S. President during this crisis?

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• The Shah

What city was the Iran Hostage crisis at?

• Shiraz

• Yasd

• Isfahan

• Tehran

Some of the hostages were British citizens.

• True

• False

Put these events in order.

• US allows the exiled shah of Iran to enter for medical treatment

• sanctions and a rescue mission attempted

• hostages released when new president takes office

• revolutionaries kidnap a group of US citizens in Iran

• failed attempts to retrieve hostages severely damages US prestige

The Iran hostage crisis is a violation of human rights for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• Embassies are seen as safe houses

• The United Nations defines a code of conduct countries should follow

• It is always wrong to hold someone against their will

• The hostages were treated like prisoners

The American Hostage Crisis in Iran was caused in part by

• the American government allowing the deposed Shah of Iran to come to the US for cancer treatment

• Carter's involvement in arranging the Camp David accords between the Egyptians and the Israelis

• American air strikes against Iran

• American attempts to rescue the hostages

Why was the U.S. embassy in Iran attacked and hostages taken?

• The U.S. had invaded Iran and taken control of their oil fields.

• The new ruler of Iran distrusted the USA because of its support of The Shah.

• Panama & Egypt rejected The Shah

• President Carter refused to recognize Ayatollah Khomeini.

Where were the hostages captured?

• The Airport

• The Capitol Building

• American Embassy

• Tehran, Iraq